The United States Constitution was signed on September 17,
1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Constitutional
Convention.

This momentous event finalized the four-page document that
replaced the Articles of Confederation and established the
framework for the U.S. government.

A 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution was put up for auction
on Sept. 28, 2024 and sold for $9 million.

The copy was found in a filling cabinet in North Carolina.

The Constitution of the United States of America was signed
by 39 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional
Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged
a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out
of 13 U.S. states.

On this day in history, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
was ratified — granting African American men the right to vote.

The amendment declared that the "right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude."

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Hiram "Hank" Williams
(September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)

Singer, songwriter, and musician Hank Williams is regarded as
one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he recorded 55 singles (five
released posthumously) that reached the top 10 of the Billboard
Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 12 that reached
No. 1 (three posthumously).

Born and raised in Alabama, Williams was given guitar lessons
by African-American blues musician Rufus Payne in exchange
for meals or money. Payne, along with Roy Acuff and Ernest
Tubb, had a major influence on Williams’s later musical style.

Williams began his music career in Montgomery in 1937, when

producers at local radio station WSFA hired him to perform
and host a 15-minute program.

Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S.
states, the 14th Amendment, granting citizenship to all persons
born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly
enslaved people—is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution

Secretary of State William Seward (below) issued a proclamation certifying the amendment. 

William Henry Seward
(May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872)